Hamburger holder

Abstract

The hamburger holder comprised a main body, a lift, and a stand. The hamburger holder may hold a sandwich and may prevent condiments and toppings from falling out of the sandwich as the sandwich is eaten. The sandwich may be a hamburger, the condiments may be mustard, ketchup, mayonnaise, and barbecue sauce, and the toppings may be lettuce, tomato, pickles, bacon, cheese, and onions. The main body may hold the sandwich together while the sandwich is eaten. The left may push the sandwich out of the main body to expose more of the sandwich for consumption. The stand may be a base to allow the main body to stand freely when the main body is n not being held. The main body, the lift, and the stand may be decoupled from each other for cleaning.

The inventor claims: 
     
       1. A hamburger holder comprising:
 a main body, a lift, and a stand; 
 wherein the hamburger holder holds a sandwich and prevents condiments and toppings from falling out of the sandwich as the sandwich is eaten; 
 wherein the main body, the lift, and the stand are decoupled from each other for cleaning; 
 wherein the main body comprises a front side, a rear side, and a bottom panel; 
 wherein the main body is an open-top container into which the sandwich is placed; 
 wherein the front side and the rear side apply pressure to the outer layers of the sandwich to prevent the sandwich from opening; 
 wherein a top edge of both the front side and the rear side comprise a scalloped upper edge to provide biting space. 
 
     
     
       2. The hamburger holder according to  claim 1 
 wherein the front side and the rear side are vertically oriented and parallel to each other. 
 
     
     
       3. The hamburger holder according to  claim 2 
 wherein the bottom portion of the front side and the rear side are each semicircular. 
 
     
     
       4. The hamburger holder according to  claim 3 
 wherein the top portion of the front side has straight vertical edges that are parallel to each other; 
 wherein the top portion of the rear side has straight vertical edges that are parallel to each other. 
 
     
     
       5. The hamburger holder according to  claim 4 
 wherein the bottom panel is a rectangular panel that curves upwards on each end and couples to the front side and to the rear side; 
 wherein the bottom panel is convex at the bottom exterior of the main body and concave at the bottom interior of the main body to conform to the shape of the front side and the rear side. 
 
     
     
       6. The hamburger holder according to  claim 5 
 wherein the bottom panel extends straight upwards to form a left side and a right side of the main body. 
 
     
     
       7. The hamburger holder according to  claim 6 
 wherein the curved section of the bottom panel is coupled to the semicircular section of the front side and the rear side. 
 
     
     
       8. The hamburger holder according to  claim 7 
 wherein the left side is coupled to the left edge of the front side and to the left edge of the rear side; 
 wherein the right side is coupled to the right edge of the front side and to the right edge of the rear side. 
 
     
     
       9. The hamburger holder according to  claim 8 
 wherein an individual side selected from the left side and the right side comprises a handle slot and a removal aperture; 
 wherein a handle of the lift passes through the handle slot. 
 
     
     
       10. The hamburger holder according to  claim 9 
 wherein the handle slot and the removal aperture are contiguous such that the handle is elevated from the handle slot into the removal aperture. 
 
     
     
       11. The hamburger holder according to  claim 10 
 wherein the lift is removed from the interior of the main body by passing the lift laterally through the removal aperture when the lift is elevated to align with the removal aperture. 
 
     
     
       12. The hamburger holder according to  claim 11 
 wherein the lift comprises a lifting surface and the handle; 
 wherein the lift limits the distance into the main body that the sandwich is inserted. 
 
     
     
       13. The hamburger holder according to  claim 12 
 wherein with the lift lowered such that the handle as located at the bottom of the handle slot on both the left side and the right side, the sandwich is maximally inserted into the main body; 
 wherein as the handle is raised, the lift pushes the sandwich out of the main body to expose the sandwich. 
 
     
     
       14. The hamburger holder according to  claim 13 
 wherein the lifting surface lifts the sandwich as the handle is raised; 
 wherein the lifting surface is horizontally oriented within the main body; 
 wherein the bottom of the lifting surface is coupled to the handle such that vertical movement of the handle results in vertical movement of the lifting surface. 
 
     
     
       15. The hamburger holder according to  claim 14 
 wherein the lifting surface is narrower both laterally and front-to-rear than the main body such that the lifting surface moves vertically within the main body. 
 
     
     
       16. The hamburger holder according to  claim 15 
 wherein the handle is a horizontally oriented armature coupled to the bottom of the lifting surface. 
 
     
     
       17. The hamburger holder according to  claim 16 
 wherein the handle is longer than the width of the main body such that the handle projects from both the left side and the right side of the main body via the handle slots. 
 
     
     
       18. The hamburger holder according to  claim 17 
 wherein the stand provides a base where the main body rests while being maintained in a vertical orientation; 
 wherein the stand comprises a bottom surface which is placed upon a horizontal surface that supports the stand; 
 wherein the stand comprises one or more holding pins located on a top surface of the stand; 
 wherein the one or more holding pins correspond to one or more stand apertures that are located on the bottom of the bottom panel of the main body; 
 wherein the main body is placed over the stand and lowered such that the one or more holding pins engage the one or more stand apertures to retain the main body in an upright orientation without being held.